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Old 01-26-2009 | 04:41 PM
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now the only thing is i dont have the fold down seat option so my subs basically have no heat back there except for when the voice coil heats up. i usually run it at low volume for the first 10 minutes, but lately i have had the subs turned off afraid that they wont warm up properly

as said above, 10 minutes at about half way volume and it will be okay. just gotta let the coils heat up a bit and there will be no damage
Old 01-26-2009 | 04:50 PM
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allright thanks
Old 01-27-2009 | 06:43 PM
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Cool

Frost on the metal parts of my sub (the outer rim), which later turned into water once the sub warmed up ...

Yeah, I don't plan on playing it that often in the winter, that's for sure.
Old 01-27-2009 | 06:53 PM
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Originally Posted by danyman
-38 without wind here and 15mins with mid volume and they are fine. ( for the speakers anyway) my subs havent seen a winter yet until my amp is fixed so i dont know how they will act here lol.
lol wtf toronto we get -32 with windchill if God is upset at us or something...damn bro your brave
Old 01-27-2009 | 06:59 PM
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lol we get use to it hahahahah i go down there during winter and i can walk around with a T-shirt lmao. you guys are comfy down there :P
Old 01-27-2009 | 07:21 PM
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Originally Posted by jmac_thunder
i had to run my power wire underneath the car, my best guess is that it was too cold and the current was moving to slow to power the amp?


Haha, best thing I've heard all day.
Give this a read:
<---Superconductivity-->

To sum it up:
Originally Posted by Wiki
The electrical resistivity of a metallic conductor decreases gradually as the temperature is lowered. The resistance of a superconductor, despite imperfections, drops abruptly to zero when the material is cooled below its "critical temperature".
Basically, the colder the metal is the better it is at conducting. Thus, when its cold your amp sees less resistance to the battery. So you get more amperage with less voltage drop across the wire.
Old 01-28-2009 | 08:00 AM
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lol never would've guessed that, was just a long shot guess too be honest
Old 01-28-2009 | 11:52 AM
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Originally Posted by danyman
lol we get use to it hahahahah i go down there during winter and i can walk around with a T-shirt lmao. you guys are comfy down there :P
lol comfy my *****, on monday i had a 15 minute walk from my van to my class and the windchill was ridiculous, i almost cried lolll...man i can't wait for spring
Old 01-28-2009 | 12:25 PM
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same here lol but lucky you.. you will get spring before me lmao
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